'Beauty Queen' a compelling, disturbing comedy
Medea, step aside.
You ain't got nothin' on Mag, the mother in Martin McDonagh's "The Beauty Queen of Leenane."
Mag is mean, malicious, malignant. And in Beowulf Alley Theatre Company's production, which opened Saturday, Cynthia Jeffery made every vicious bone in Mag's body pop.
Like Jeffery, [Rhonda] Hallquist brought a vividness to her character. We knew her disgust, tasted her frustration, but we're horrified at her solution.
Jared Stokes did a fine job as Pato, Maureen's suitor. And Robert Anthony Peters is doing some of his best work in his role as Ray, Pato's brother.
... director Metz staged a production that presented the drama and the macabre without a heavy hand, kept the brogues on track, and showed a strong affection for and understanding of the work.
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